Abdominoplasty Also known as Tummy Tuck is a Plastic Surgery procedure that revitalises the midsection of the body.

Overview

A tummy tuck is an extremely common surgical procedure that is performed to smooth and flatten the contours of the abdomen by removing excess skin and tightening the muscles. Often, a tummy tuck is performed alongside other cosmetic procedures such as liposuction or breast augmentation.

The tummy tuck itself involves one or more discrete incisions, through which your plastic surgeon will reconstruct and tighten the underlying abdominal muscles while pulling down the abdominal skin and cutting off the excess. The position of the belly button will then be readjusted to its original position, and the incisions will be closed.

What is Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)?

Over time, changes to the body can leave your skin stretched and sagging. An Abdominoplasty procedure can reshape and transform the waist for a firmer, flatter and smoother abdominal contour.

Abdominoplasty removes this excess skin as well as fatty tissue. Belly surgery corrects the abdominal wall. Depending on the elasticity of the skin and the straight muscles of the abdominal wall and depending on the size and position of the fat overload, the surgeon will recommend a mini-abdominoplasty (or mini-tummy tuck) or a full abdominoplasty, usually in combination with liposuction. Following this procedure, you will once again be able to enjoy a flat stomach and a beautiful silhouette.

A flat stomach refines and slims the silhouette. But time, heredity, lifestyle, anatomy, weight changes or pregnancies can all contribute to the skin on the stomach sagging, stretch marks appearing, or the muscles in the abdominal wall to sag, spread.

After significant weight loss or pregnancy, or as you get older, it is common for a little or more excess skin and / or fat to be found in the stomach area.

Your Abdominoplasty Options

Full or traditional abdominoplasty is for patients who require abdominal muscle repair, fat deposit and excess skin removal. This is the more commonly performed of the two procedures.

• Full Abdominoplasty
  Most tummy tuck procedures begin with liposuction to reduce excess fat accumulations. The waist, hips and pubic area are commonly suctioned. This is followed by the creation of a horizontal incision across the lower abdomen. This incision passes low over the pubic area and angles up toward the hips. The shape and length of the incision are determined by the aesthetic needs of the patient.
• Mini Abdominoplasty
  This tummy tuck procedure is for patients in whom excess skin and fat are confined to the areas below the navel. The muscle wall is not tightened; a short incision is made just over the pubic hairline, and excess skin is cut away. The incision is then closed with sutures. The navel is not repositioned.